Recent activity at Balsam Pillow Studio includes live remote recording and CD production for the 2007 - 2008 concert season of the Asheville Community Band, based in Asheville, NC.

NJ based latin/salsa pianist Frank Villiphane was in mixing his tune "My Teacher" for his upcoming CD release. 

Custom music was recently completed for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  Entitled "A Well for India",  the music was written over a haunting song-chant sung by a vocal group recorded on location in northern India by photographer K Brown.   The purpose of this video production is to bring awareness for the funding and acquisition of wells for areas of India that lack a local clean fresh water supply.  A very worthy cause!

Additionally, Ray was commissioned for additional music composing services for videographer and corporate video producer Kevin Kvalvik of Shadowbox Productions.

Florida International University mathematics professor and pianist/composer David Becker is completing production on a very interesting project that uses mathematical algorithms derived from three dimensional solid objects called dodecahedrons.  These shapes are used as “templates” for melodic and harmonic creation. Very interesting indeed! Ray has contributed keyboard parts and production for two songs of this soon to be released CD being produced by Randy Bernsen in Florida.